pitch

  • 41pitch — 1. noun /pɪtʃ/ a) A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap. It is hard to get this pitch off of my hand. b) A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and …

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  • 42pitch — pitch1 noun 1》 the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.     ↘a standard degree of highness or lowness used in performance: the guitars were strung and tuned to pitch. 2》… …

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  • 43pitch — I [[t]pɪtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like) 2) to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position 3) to throw, fling, hurl, or toss 4) spo baseball a) to deliver or serve (the ball) to the batter b) spo to… …

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  • 44Pitch-up — In aerodynamics, pitch up is a severe form of stall.The phenomenon of pitch up is directly related to inherent properties of all swept wings. Wingtips of a swept wing carry a higher load relative to the lift they generate compared to more inboard …

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  • 45pitch — I 1. noun 1) her voice rose in pitch Syn: tone, timbre, key, modulation, frequency 2) the pitch of the roof Syn: gradient, slope, slant, angle, steepness, tilt …

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  • 46pitch*/ — [pɪtʃ] noun I 1) [C] British a flat area of ground that is used for playing sports on a football/cricket/rugby pitch[/ex] Hundreds of fans invaded the pitch at the end of the game.[/ex] 2) [singular/U] the level of someone s emotions Excitement… …

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  • 47pitch — 4.1.7 pitch pb Источник: ГОСТ 28500 90: Передачи ременные синхронные. Термины и определения оригинал …

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  • 48pitch — 01. The drunk man suddenly [pitched] headfirst over the railing, and into the water. 02. The little boy [pitched] three straight strikes against the last batter, winning the baseball game. 03. It was [pitch] black outside at the campsite when we… …

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  • 49pitch — {{11}}pitch (n.) tar, O.E. pic, from L. pix (gen. picis) pitch, from PIE root *pi sap, juice (Cf. Gk. pissa, Lith. pikis, O.C.S. piklu pitch, related to L. pinus; see PINE (Cf. pine) (n.)) …

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  • 50pitch — 1. noun 1) a football pitch Syn: playing field, ground, sports field, stadium; Brit. park 2) her voice rose in pitch Syn: tone, key, modulation, frequency 3) the pitch of the r …

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